Higher Education Student Support in Scotland 2007-08

Table 9: Students in receipt of Disabled Students' Allowance from SAAS , 2002-03 to 2007-08. Disability type & total amount paid

	Students in receipt ¹	Total Amount Paid (£1000s) ²	Students in receipt ¹	Total Amount Paid (£1000s) ²	Students in receipt ¹	Total Amount Paid (£1000s) ²
	2002-03		2003-04		2004-05
Total	2,040	5,128	2,410	5,429	2,775	6,512
Dyslexia	1,260	2,849	1,485	2,860	1,825	3,727
Blind/Partially Sighted	90	425	90	423	65	351
Deaf Partial Hearing	95	417	80	308	80	338
Wheelchair/mobility	115	357	95	245	105	360
Mental Health/Personal Care	55	133	80	165	105	228
Unseen Disability	125	201	75	140	80	138
Multiple Disabilities	145	396	195	535	155	479
Other Disability	150	350	315	752	355	891
	2005-06		2006-07		2007-08
	Students in receipt ¹	Total Amount Paid (£1000s) ²	Students in receipt ¹	Total Amount Paid (£1000s) ²	Students in receipt ¹	Total Amount Paid (£1000s) ²
Total	3,165	7,031	3,385	7,552	3,625	8,059
Dyslexia	2,010	3,999	2,090	3,871	2,280	4,373
Blind/Partially Sighted	80	363	100	486	105	459
Deaf Partial Hearing	95	363	100	500	100	470
Wheelchair/mobility	95	283	160	507	165	594
Mental Health/Personal Care	120	212	175	366	190	438
Unseen Disability	100	159	160	293	245	454
Multiple Disabilities	225	628	170	515	230	603
Other Disability	435	1,025	430	1,013	310	669

Source: SAAS management information.

1. Student numbers have been rounded up or down to the nearest 5 (e.g. 1, 2 round to 0, 3, 4 round to 5).

2. Cash totals have been rounded to the nearest thousand and may not equal the sum of their constituent parts due to this rounding.

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